Dear David
strong horror, bloody violence, suicide references, language, sex
Director(s)John McPhail
Production year2023
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes95m
CastJustin Long, Andrea Bang, Augustus Prew, Rachel Wilson, Sarah Swire, Vickie Papavs, Aviva Mongillo, René Escobar Jr., Tricia Black, David Tompa, John McPhail, Adam Ellis, Evan Turner, Mike Van Waes, Naysun Alae-Carew, Jason Moring, Michael Philip, Richard Alan Reid, Stephen Chandler Whitehead, David Arthur, Glenn Garland, Joshua Turpin
Dear David
strong horror, bloody violence, suicide references, language, sex
DEAR DAVID is a US horror thriller in which a social media illustrator becomes terrorised by an evil supernatural force ...
DEAR DAVID is a US horror thriller in which a social media illustrator becomes terrorised by an evil supernatural force after he leaves a violent online comment in response to an internet troll.
violence
A man witnesses a possessed boy strangling his dad before his mother bashes the demonic child's skull using a computer. His head is shown misshapen and bloody in the aftermath. There is also a scene in which a supernatural force repeatedly hits a teenage girl's head against a desk, causing her face to bleed.
threat and horror
There are sustained scenes of horror and threat as a man is terrorised and haunted by a demonic entity who visits him as he sleeps.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k'). Other uses include 'bitch', 'dick', 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
sex
Online pornography shows implied oral sex, but there is no strong nudity. A man attempts to masturbate to the porn by putting his hand down his trousers but is interrupted. There are also sex references, including to to 'cock sucking'.
suicide and self-harm
Strong suicide references include a man finding a dead woman hanging from rope. The man also receives an online article about the best ways to 'kill yourself'. In another scene a demonic entity forces a man to cut his own wrist.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A man receives online homophobic messages which include homophobic language ('fairy' and 'homo') however the discriminatory behaviour is condemned by the narrative and the protagonist, who is gay.
strong horror, bloody violence, suicide references, language, sex
Classified Date:
24/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
A man witnesses a possessed boy strangling his dad before his mother bashes the demonic child's skull using a computer. His head is shown misshapen and bloody in the aftermath. There is also a scene in which a supernatural force repeatedly hits a teenage girl's head against a desk, causing her face to bleed.
threat and horror
There are sustained scenes of horror and threat as a man is terrorised and haunted by a demonic entity who visits him as he sleeps.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k'). Other uses include 'bitch', 'dick', 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
sex
Online pornography shows implied oral sex, but there is no strong nudity. A man attempts to masturbate to the porn by putting his hand down his trousers but is interrupted. There are also sex references, including to to 'cock sucking'.
suicide and self-harm
Strong suicide references include a man finding a dead woman hanging from rope. The man also receives an online article about the best ways to 'kill yourself'. In another scene a demonic entity forces a man to cut his own wrist.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A man receives online homophobic messages which include homophobic language ('fairy' and 'homo') however the discriminatory behaviour is condemned by the narrative and the protagonist, who is gay.
Classified date24/08/2023
LanguageEnglish
violence
A man witnesses a possessed boy strangling his dad before his mother bashes the demonic child's skull using a computer. His head is shown misshapen and bloody in the aftermath. There is also a scene in which a supernatural force repeatedly hits a teenage girl's head against a desk, causing her face to bleed.
threat and horror
There are sustained scenes of horror and threat as a man is terrorised and haunted by a demonic entity who visits him as he sleeps.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k'). Other uses include 'bitch', 'dick', 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
sex
Online pornography shows implied oral sex, but there is no strong nudity. A man attempts to masturbate to the porn by putting his hand down his trousers but is interrupted. There are also sex references, including to to 'cock sucking'.
suicide and self-harm
Strong suicide references include a man finding a dead woman hanging from rope. The man also receives an online article about the best ways to 'kill yourself'. In another scene a demonic entity forces a man to cut his own wrist.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A man receives online homophobic messages which include homophobic language ('fairy' and 'homo') however the discriminatory behaviour is condemned by the narrative and the protagonist, who is gay.
Director(s)John McPhail
Production year2023
Genre(s)Horror
Approx. running minutes95m
CastJustin Long, Andrea Bang, Augustus Prew, Rachel Wilson, Sarah Swire, Vickie Papavs, Aviva Mongillo, René Escobar Jr., Tricia Black, David Tompa, John McPhail, Adam Ellis, Evan Turner, Mike Van Waes, Naysun Alae-Carew, Jason Moring, Michael Philip, Richard Alan Reid, Stephen Chandler Whitehead, David Arthur, Glenn Garland, Joshua Turpin
strong horror, bloody violence, suicide references, language, sex
Classified Date:
24/08/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
A man witnesses a possessed boy strangling his dad before his mother bashes the demonic child's skull using a computer. His head is shown misshapen and bloody in the aftermath. There is also a scene in which a supernatural force repeatedly hits a teenage girl's head against a desk, causing her face to bleed.
threat and horror
There are sustained scenes of horror and threat as a man is terrorised and haunted by a demonic entity who visits him as he sleeps.
language
The film features strong language ('f**k'). Other uses include 'bitch', 'dick', 'cock', 'bullshit', 'shit' and 'asshole'.
sex
Online pornography shows implied oral sex, but there is no strong nudity. A man attempts to masturbate to the porn by putting his hand down his trousers but is interrupted. There are also sex references, including to to 'cock sucking'.
suicide and self-harm
Strong suicide references include a man finding a dead woman hanging from rope. The man also receives an online article about the best ways to 'kill yourself'. In another scene a demonic entity forces a man to cut his own wrist.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
additional issues
A man receives online homophobic messages which include homophobic language ('fairy' and 'homo') however the discriminatory behaviour is condemned by the narrative and the protagonist, who is gay.
Classified date24/08/2023
LanguageEnglish
